Backstage Cathy Kelley interviewed Kiana backstage. Kiana said it’s not juicy gossip, it’s her life. She said Giulia needed her and she did everything for her, but the one time she needed her help, she was wasn’t there for her. Giulia said she needed help with English, but her English is better now. She said she knew the words to say, but then slapped Kiana and turned and left.
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Jacy Jayne vs. Kiana James (w/ Giulia) vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Bayley in a First Round Fatal Four-Way Match for the 2026 Queen of the Ring Tournament
The bell rings and Bayley looks to fire off forearms on Rodriguez. Rodriguez shoves her, but Jayne and James both go after her. Rodriguez ends them off, but Bayley clotheslines Rodriguez out of the ring and dumps James onto the ring apron before sending her crashing off it. She lands a Bayley-to-Belly on Jayne in the ring and pins her, but Jayne kicks out.
Bayley and James take turns pinning one another, but Jayne pins both women. They both kick out, but Rodriugez gets back in the ring and overpowers all three other women.
Back from the break, Jayne, James, and Bayley work together to send Rodriguez crashing into the ring steps shoulder first. Jayne dumps Bayley in the ring and delivers a neckbreaker to her, then goes for a pin but Jayne kicks out and fires off stomps on Bayley in the corner.
Rodriguez gets back in the ring and delivers a Corkscrew Elbow to Bayley, then drags her up the ropes. Jayne fires off right hands on Rodriguez’s spine and joins Bayley on the ropes, then pulls her off with a hurricanrana. Rodriguez powerbombs Bayley on top of Jayne, then lands a double chokeslam on both women and pins them. James breaks the fall by flying into the ring from the ring apron.
Back from another break, Rodriguez levels James with a clothesline and pins her. Jayne breaks the fall with a running knee, then rains down right hands on James and sends her crashing into the mat face first. James delivers a Deal Breaker to Bayley and levels her with a kick, then lands a standing moonsault on her and goes for a pin. Bayley kicks out and sends Jayne crashing off the ring ropes, but James rolls up Bayley with her feet on the ropes. Jayne pushes them off, but Giulia shoves her.
Assuming Giulia moved her feet off the ropes, James yells at her. Bayley delivers a Rose Plant to James, but Jayne runs over Bayley with a Rolling Encore. Rodriguez levels Jayne with a big boot and connects with a Texana Bomb on James for the win.
Winner: Raquel Rodriguez
After the match, Giulia helps James up. James tells Giulia to get off her and blames Giulia for her loss, then shoves her and continues to berate her. Giulia pounces on James and rains down right hands on her, then lands a single leg dropkick on her to send her crashing out of the ring.
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Back at ringside, Michin makes her way out for our next match. She faces the “official representative” of Giulia for a potential shot at the Women’s United States Championship, and that match against Kiana James is up next! After commerical break Kiana James makes her entrance with Giulia.
Michin vs. Kiana James
James charges at Michin with her purse, but Michin dodges it and rolls her up for the win.
Winner via pinfall: Michin
This all ends up being for the sake of Giulia attacking Michin, as she and James lay out Michin after the match before bringing her out to the floor, where the Women’s US Champ sends Michin face-first into the ring steps!
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Jackie Redmond is with Kiana James, who is about to make her Raw in-ring debut. James says Natalya is one of the most accomplished superstars in WWE history. She puts over Adam Pearce. To beat the B.O.A.T. would keep her in the 1%.
Natalya vs. Kiana James
The bell rings, and they lock up. James twists through an arm wrench, as does Natalya. Natalya takes her down for a one-count. Natalya applies a waistlock, but James does a standing switch. Natalya gets out and rolls her up for a two-count. James leapfrogs her and rolls her up for a one-count. Natalya quickly goes for a cross-arm breaker, but James grabs the rope. James drops her in the corner and stomps away at her. James shoulders her in the corner and does a handspring before hitting a running shoulder. James whips her to the opposite corner, but Natalya rebounds with a Discus Clothesline. Natalya punches away at her and blocks a kick before taking her down. Natalya steps on her and hits a basement dropkick for a two-count. James flips through a back suplex, but Natalya elbows her in the face. Natalya connects with a German Suplex. Natalya sets up for a Sharpshooter, but James kicks her back. James hits the 401K for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Kiana James
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Coming out of the commercial break, we see Adam Pearce still yelling at Bron Breakker. Pearce decides to take a meeting with Kiana James instead because he needs a drink.
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EMTs are bringing Kale Dixon to the ambulance via stretcher. Kiana James comes up to Pearce and asks how she can help, but she is clearly doing it to make herself look good and not out of concern for Dixon. Pearce dismisses her. Pearce looks over and shouts for Bron Breakker to come up to him. Pearce asks Breakker what he was thinking. Breakker says Pearce cannot control him. Pearce didn’t book him in King of the Ring. That’s on Pearce. Breakker walks off. Dixon is loaded into the ambulance. Pearce shouts for the ambulance to get moving.
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